drove downtown in the rain
ninethirty on a tuesday night
just to check out the latenight record shop
call it impulsive
call it compulsive
call it insane
but when i’m surrounded
i just can’t stop
it’s a matter of instinct
it’s a matter of conditioning
a matter of fact
you can call me pavlov’s dog
ring a bell and i’ll salivate
how’d you like that
dr landy tell me
you’re not just a pedagogue
because right now i’m
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
well i am
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
so i’m lying here
just staring at the ceiling tiles
and i’m thinking about
oh what to think about
just listening and relistening
to smiley smile
and wondering if this is some kind of creative drought
because i’m
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
well i am
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
4
and if you want to find me
i’ll be out in the sandbox
wondering where the hell all the
love has gone
i’m playing my and
building castles in the sun whoaoh
and singing fun fun fun
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
well i am
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
i had a dream
that i was three hundred pounds
and though i was very heavy
i floated ’til i couldn’t see the ground
i floated ’til i couldn’t see the ground whoaoh
somebody help me
i couldn’t see the ground
somebody help me
i couldn’t see the ground
somebody help me
because i’m
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
well i am
lying in bed
just like brian wilson did
repeats
drove downtown in the rain
ninethirty on a tuesday night
just to check out the latenight record shop
call it impulsive
call it compulsive
call it insane
but when i’m surrounded
i just can’t stop
Artist: Barenaked Ladies
Year: 1998
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 169